Alisa Velasquez
Alisa Velasquez at Columbia Ford Kia

Alisa Velasquez

Delivery Coordinator

Columbia Ford Kia

234 Willimantic Road, Route 6
Columbia, CT 06237

4.9
81 Reviews
4.9

81 Reviews

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Dealership Experience

2 yrs, 9 mos

Industry Experience

2 yrs, 9 mos

Specialties & Trainings

Finance

In Vehicle Technology

81 Reviews of Alisa Velasquez

April 24, 2024

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Jay was very helpful and accommodating throughout the whole process. Getting a new car can be stressful, but he made it a painless experience. More

by kellyraenyc
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April 16, 2024

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Ryan and Jimmie were awesome and helpful. Very professional. Will refer the team and Ryan! More

by empyreandream
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Other Employees Tagged: Jimmie Bletsch, Ryan McLeod

March 28, 2024

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Columbia Ford Kia is a great dealership with highly professional, capable staff! I would go there again! More

by wilson_schenk
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Other Employees Tagged: Jake Gurzler, John Senick

March 24, 2024

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Easy to work with and very friendly. No pressure. Gave incentives no one else would. More

by Brentwood
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March 16, 2024

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Everyone was very friendly and Jordan helped me by explaining purchase and lease options. Once I decided to lease, the transaction went very smoothly. Jordan explained all of the new technology on th More

by Judy.hendrickson
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Other Employees Tagged: Eric Gates, Jordan Handfield

March 06, 2024

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Customer service and their professional service is top notch. I would definitely go back next time. More

by Jamie v
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March 05, 2024

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This was the best experience I have had purchasing a vehicle in a dealership. Ryan, Jimmie and everyone who assisted in my purchase were very helpful, kind, patient and knowledgeable. More

by Terry
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Other Employees Tagged: Jimmie Bletsch, Ryan McLeod

February 22, 2024

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Ask about all approved finance options! ! We were approved at a 2 percent lower interest rate that we were not informed about. Only found out when the letter from the other bank arrived in t More

by speedyj302
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Feb 26, 2024

Columbia Ford Kia responded

Hi Joe- Sorry for the frustration. As we reviewed over the phone at length, as Nicole reviewed with you and Alisa on delivery day, in the finance terms we presented to you, you chose the higher rate but received the longer term which yielded the lowest payment. Your credit union sent a letter to you stating the term was cut down 1 year but provided a better rate (standard banking practice- longer term= higher rate). This is especially true on an 8 year old unit as 72 months is typically a special exception for normal auto lending which was also a contributing factor to rate. So sorry for the confusion, but, had you requested 60 months originally vs. the 72 months you signed for we would have run into a better rate to start and avoided the back and forth. We did refinance you at no cost to you at the shorter term and lower rate and we are glad we could solve the issue for you! Best, Eric

Feb 26, 2024

speedyj302 responded

Well that response is just a flat out lie and you're well aware. I was never presented any other options. Why would I call immediately upon receiving the letter from the other bank? And like you said, you refinanced at no cost to me. Why? Because your dealership screwed up. The other approval initially was for 66 months, not 60, at a 2 percent lower rate, so the difference in payment was only a few dollars, but would have saved thousands over the life of the loan. Get your facts straight before responding next time. This was my teen son's first financed auto purchase and your dealership did the wrong thing, ( either mistakenly or maliciously ).....

February 15, 2024

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Jay was amazing from the get-go! No stress shopping showed us what we wanted to see. More

by Briangoodwin7769
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Other Employees Tagged: Michael Devine, Jay Roderick

February 15, 2024

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We had a good experience with Andy and the staff while shopping. All of are questions were answered, information was to the point. Pleasant not pressured to make a commitment on the first evaluation of th More

by Mark Brown
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Other Employees Tagged: Andy Caldwell

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